Convertible chair.



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACK ANDERSON, OF WESTFIELD, AND- HERMAN TORJESEN, OF GARWOOD, NEWJERSEY.

CONVERTIBLE CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 7, 1908.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAoK ANDERSON, residing in l/Vestfield, and HERMANTORJE- sEN, residing in Garwood, both in the county of Union and Stateof NewJersey, and both of us being subjects of the King of Norway, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Convertible Chairs, ofwhich the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to an armchair which is constructed of relativelyadjustable parts which may be 0 ened out when desired to form a bed fors eeping purposes, the objects of the invention being to economize spaceby combining a chair and bed in one article of furniture, to secure animproved construction of frame for such chair with strong automaticallyoperating supporting means for the hinged adjustable parts; to enablethe frame sections to be of the same height when open, so as to form aneven and comfortable bed-surface, to enable the device to be used as asafety crib; to provide storage space for accommodating the bedding; tosecure an ornamental as well as useful piece of furniture, and to obtainotheradvantages and results as may be brought out in the followingdescription.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several figures,Figure 1 is a front viw of our im proved convertible chair showing thesame closed, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is acentral vertical section of the frame of the chair taken from front torear, the upholstering being all removed for the sake of greaterclearness; Fig. 4 is a side view showing the relative positions of theparts as they appear when the chair is being opened to form a bed; Fig.5 is a side view of our improved device completely 0 ened and extendedto form a bed, the u ho stering in both this figure and theprecec ingone being also removed for greater clearness; Fig. 6 shows a certainside-rail which can be used in connection with the bed as shown inoutline in Fig. 5 to form a crib, and Fig. 7 is an edgeview of said railpartly closed or folded up; Fig. 8 shows a face view of a certainlooking or securing plate for the side rail and also the same in edgeand rear view as it is engaged by the male looking plate; Fig. 9 is theplan of the frame of our improved device in open position to serve as abed, partly in section as on linew Fig. 5; Fig. 10 is a verticalsectional view taken on line y Fig. 9 and looking in the directionindicated by thearrow; Fig. 11 is a detail section on line 2, Fig. 5,looking toward the foot of the crib Fig. 12 is a detached view of acertain cross bar used at the foot of the crib; Fig. 13 is a sideelevation and front view of a certain catch for fastening the adjustablearts of the chair against movement, ant Fig. 14 shows in side elevation,looking outward from the chair body, and in similar endview, a portionof an adjustable pillow guard used at the head of the bed.

In said drawings, 2 indicates the frame of the chair which at itsexposed parts 3 is preferably made of hard wood varnished and polishedin any manner common to the art, while the unexposed parts 4 are ofcheaper wood and covered or upholstered as at 5 in any suitable way tosuit the taste of the purchaser. The stationary part of said frame 2comprises upright portions 6, 6, which form at their lower ends 7, therear legs of the chair. These uprights are secured to each other attheir tops by means of a cross-piece 8, and adjacent to their lower legportions 7 receive the side rails 9, 9, of the base portion of thechair, the front legs 10, 10, being at the opposite ends of said siderails, and said side rails connected at their front and rear endsrespectively by means of cross-pieces 11 and 12. A rectangular baseportion is thus provided which at the inner side of its front edge has aledge or rest 14.

To the front edge of said base portion 13 is hinged a similarly shapedseat portion 15, which normally lies superposed upon the base pprtionand is provided with side arms 16, 16.

hen the said seat portion 15, is folded forwardly from its said normalposition, the arms 16, 16, engage the floor to serve as supports, asshown in Fig. 5 more particularly, and the said seat portion lies insubstantially the same plane with the base portion of the chair. Betweenthe said uprights 6, 6, and in substantially the plane of the chairback, normally lies a frame 17, which is upholstered to form the mainportion of the back of the chair. This frame is considerably longer fromtop to bottom than the length of the base portion 13 of the chair fromfront to rear, and it is a feature of our invention to being thrustrearwardly outward so as to lengthen the bed, as clearly shown in Figs.4, 5. and 9. To this end the said frame is hinged at points near itsnormally lower end as at 18, to the lower ends of links or straps 19which are in turn pivotally connected at their upper ends to thecross-piece 8 connecting the tops of the uprights 6, 6. Thus when theframe 17 is in normal upright osition its lower end projects below the pane of the base portion of the chair, and more or less increase oflength of the bed may be secured by taking advantage of thisconstruction. Preferably the said frame 17 is held in its normal uprightposition by means of a hinged cap 20 at the top of the back portion ofthe chair and which is made ornamental to give a finish to the chairback. of the frame is also secured by suitable catch means, preferably aleaf spring 21, adapted to hook over a stop 22 on the base portion ofthe chair, as shown in Figs. 3 and 13 more especially. This bottom catchholds the frame 17 in plane with the uprights 6, 6, to form the back ofthe complete chair. Obviously said spring will lock automatically whenthe frame is swung into place, and may be released by a touch of thefoot or finger.

" Strips of webbing 23 are also provided, fastened at one end to theswingingframe 17 and at the other end to the base portion of the chairto limit movement of said frame.

It Will be understood that the seat portion 15 of the chair presents atboth sides of itself upholstered surfaces, as does also the said frame17 of the back portion, and thus whether the chair is closed as in Figs..1 and 2, or as opened as in Fig. 5, the said parts 15,

and 17, resent soft upholstered surfaces to receive t e occupant,thefirst in sitting position and the second in reclining position.

Preferably the lower or rear end of the frame 17 is provided with apillow guard comprising an inverted U-shaped member 24 pivoted at theextremities of its arms on plates 25 fastened. to the inner side wallsof the frame 17 stops 26 being arranged on said plates adjacent to thesaid points of pivoting to limit movement of the arms. This pillowguard, in closing the chair, is folded within the frame 17 as shown inFig. 3, and when the chair is opened to form a bed, said guard swingsoutward between the links 19 to the limit fixed by the stops 26.Furthermoreit Will be noted that the head and shoulders of the occupantof the bed have lenty of room between said links 19, 19, and uprights 6,6, respectively. The. inner edges of the links 19 may be shaped as at 27(Fig. 10) to conform to the en of the pillow guard, and but tons orcatches 28 provided thereon to hold said guard from openinginadvertently.

At that edge of the seat portion 15, which is opposite its hinged edge,and which becomes the foot of the bed when extended, is also arranged aninverted U-shaped exten- The bottom endsion 29 pivoted as at 30, 30, tothe inner faces of the side rails of said seat portion and being limitedin its opening by the adjacent cross piece 31. To the outer end of thisextension is similarly pivoted an auxiliary U- shaped guard 32, whichstands nearly upright at the foot of the bed, while the said extensionis nearly horizontal. Obviously said guard folds within the extensionand both of them within the seat portion 15, in closing the bed into itschair form. Both said guard 32, and the pillow guard 24, may if desiredbe upholstered in any suitable manner common and well known inthe art,and preferably the said pillow guard 24, is so upholstered to form araised head rest as is common in couches. Furthermore, the front crosspieces of both the base portion 13, and

the seat portion 15, are recessed as at 33, 34, 7

see Fig. 9 more particularly, so as to be depressed below the level ofthe occupant reclining thereon when the chair is open t serve as a bed.

In order that our invention may be utilized for little children and usedas a crib when desired, without danger of thechildren falling out orescaping, we have provided detachable side rails 35, each of which ishinged at its middle, as 36, to double or fold,

one end one section upon the other, as clearly shown in Fig. 7.Preferably the said side rails are arranged with the hinges outward soas to resist pressure more effectually when in place on the crib. Theends of the side rails 35, are provided with hooks or hasps 361, 361,adapted to enter the apertures 37, of keeper-plates 38, mounted in theforward sides of the uprights 6, 6 of the chair frame. or detachedsimilar to the ordinary assembling of a bedstead.

At the foot of the crib formed by the extended chair, as shown in Fig.5, the said side rails 35 terminate flush with the auxil- 3 iary guard32, and at the upper part of their inner faces are provided withkeeper-plates 39, apertured as at 40, to receive hooks or hasps 41, onthe opposite ends of a foot rail 42, which lies just above the saidguard 32, and secures rigidity of all said parts at the foot of the bed.

When the bed is closed up into chair form, the said side rails 35, andfoot rail 42, can be ioo The side rails can thus be applied iis placedin the base portion 13 of the chair way. Furthermore the bed so providedis I portion, a back portion extending upward, a

strong and secure, and its fastenings are such as will not get out oforder or either operate or refuse to work inadvertently.

Obviously various detail modifications could be made from the eXactconstruction shown, in the commercial manufacture of my invention by oneskilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention, and I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself by thepositive descriptive terms herein employed, except as the state of theart may require.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is;

A convertible chair comprising a base seat portion hinged to said baseportion to fold forward into substantially the same plane therewith, ahinged foot guard at the end of said seat portion opposite its hinge,detachable side rails adapted to be connected to said back portion andstand at the opposite sides of the extended base portion and seatportion, and a foot rail detachably connecting said side rails andstanding across the top of the foot guard.

JACK ANDERSON. HERMAN TORJESEN. Witnesses:

LOUIS BECK, FRANK E. HALE.

